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Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

London, SW17 0YFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£66,274 to £73,496

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 November 2026

12 days left

Job description

Our Social Care CAMHS is seeking a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Psychologist to cover maternity leave for one year. If you are passionate...

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To discuss the post further please contact either Dr Karen Hathaway (Clinical Psychologist and Wandsworth Social Care CAMHS Professional Lead) on 02035134292

Be responsible for the provision of specialist psychological assessments and specialist interventions to children involved with social care or who are looked after and foster carers, as well as offer consultation and support to professionals.

Run groups

Be involved in service evaluation, audit and service development.

Have opportunities to supervise trainees and other staff members as appropriate

Have experience in working with looked after children and young people with complex mental health needs and their families

Have a keen interest in multiagency working and in partnership between Health and Education.

You will have professional registration as a clinical or counselling psychologist recognised in the UK

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We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC as an applied psychologist
  • Where an applicant is in the final stages of training and has not yet obtained registration, an applicant will only be made an offer conditional upon successful registration within a time-scale that is specified.

Desirable

  • Training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach.
  • Training in DDP/EMDR/CBT-TF or another trauma focused intervention
  • ADOS and/or ADI

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a variety of community settings
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
  • Experience of multi-agency working especially Social Care YJS or PRU
  • Experience of safeguarding and Child Protection

Desirable: - Experience of leading case reviews; - Experience of working in the NHS; - Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

19 October 2026

Last checked

20 October 2026

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South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

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